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Age of Conan Still Coming to X360

Funcom has confirmed to gamesindustry.biz today that its Xbox 360 version of Age of Conan MMORPG is still on track. Also, the company's next online project, dubbed The Secret World is still said to be on track. CEO Trond Arne Aas commented on the recent Funcom US layoffs, but noted that there are no planned redundancies for Europe's headquarters.

"We had high expectations when we first set out to do a console version of Age of Conan, and these remain high," said Arne Aas. "Even though Age of Conan is an MMO that is especially suited to the console platform, there is a lot of work to be done in terms of tailoring it for the Xbox 360 console.

"The Xbox 360 game will also contain most, if not all of the content and improvements that have been made to the PC version of the game," he added.

The evolution of Age of Conan since launch has been useful for the team working on The Secret World, influencing design and providing improved technical assistance, said Arne Aas.

"The development of The Secret World continues and we are expanding the development team at a steady pace.

It's going to be interesting to watch a fully-fledged MMORPG hit the Xbox 360; perhaps this will refuel hopes of the likes of Blizzard's World of Warcraft heading to consoles in the future.